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Far and Away Reviews

Interesting movie, very interestingly shows the end of 19th century. Keep in mind that this is where the industrial revolution already changed the world. Interesting to see advanced cities, but at the same time villagers, who still have to work for landlords and don't have their own land. Also it shows why people emigrated to America so much, they wanted their own land. Also, my ancestor traveled to America for work, maybe this is the America he had seen? Anyways, very interesting to see how people lived in those times. Makes me want to travel back in time for a few days or so :) The acting is nice, the movie leaves you with a positive note, which is the most important thing.

Far and Away is a romantic drama that depends almost entirely on the chemistry between Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Luckily, they were still happily married at the time, so you can feel the sparks between them when the script is fighting to keep the two characters apart. I was on board for the story, and found myself caring about this journey they went on, yet strangely I didn?t buy the motivation for either of them. It was contrived and seemingly out of nowhere, but suddenly we have two people with a common goal because the script needs them to have that common goal in order to keep moving forward. I grudgingly accepted what was happening despite these issues, but I think it?s a significant flaw in the story. I liked the cast in Far and Away and, while I?m no expert, I thought most of the Irish accents were surprisingly good. Tom Cruise in particular did a great job, and he also sells those fight scenes even though this was before he became the big action blockbuster guy. There are a few moments that made me laugh where I don?t think they were aiming for comedy, but despite missteps like that I still found the overall film to be decent. Not one I?d recommend to everyone, and I probably won?t revisit it, but Far and Away is not bad at all.

Story about two immigrants from Ireland who want to live in America in the early twentith century. I like this movie. Tom and Nicole were married around this time and I think they worked good together. The movie does drift a bit in the 3rd act. Good but not great.

I was drawn to this movie because of the director and the stars. I guess that isn't always a good formula for picking a movie. I expected the chemistry between Cruise and Kidman to be electric as this is when Tom Cruise in real life leaves Mimi Rogers for Nicole. However, I didn't feel the chemistry at all. I actually thought that Nicole was better suited for her other love interest in the film. The movie kept my attention and I cared about the outcome. I was semi satisfied with the final scene. I did enjoy the history of Ireland in the mid 1800's and what is was like when a new Irish immigrant landed in Boston. Also, I never knew how the land in Oklahoma was awarded for free to people willing to settle the West.

The good old days when Nicole and Tom were still married. This isn't an entirely perfect romantic drama, but what makes up for it is the epic heart pounding race for land in the Oklahoma territory! That's what makes this film good! Definitely worth watching around the holiday season!

Far and Away is getting a bit older now. I liked it back when I saw it. Romantic and adventurous, with funny moments here and there.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman had chemistry, on screen and off, back in those days.

Irish aren't hated as immigrants anymore, but as this movie shows, there was a time when Irish immigrants were the newcomers to America and not well accepted by many Americans. "I don't hire Irish."

This also reminds us there was a time when land was being given away to white settlers. Immigrants flooded to settle the Midwest, to get free or cheap land. There are a lot of small Midwest towns settled during the time depicted in this movie, which were settled by a particular ethnic group. Many of those little towns retain those ethnic roots and an awareness of heritage. That this wasn't fair to Native Americans, who were resettled onto reservations and forced to agree to treaties, is another topic for another movie.

"Irish" accents (from the leads) so bad it almost distracts you from how terrible their acting is, either eerily silent or with music that will make your soul cry, cringing is as emotionally involved as you'll get with this B-movie romance - The only surprising quality of this dreadful film is that it manages to distort space and time like a cinematographic blackhole making 2 hours 20 seem like a cold eternity where no one can hear your scream.